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  HRCU WEEKLY UPDATE: ISSUE NO.18 OF 2021 May 17, 2021   THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEY EMERGING ISSUES WITHIN THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS' WORKING ENVIRONMENT ISSUE NO.18 of 2021 |The Week of May 10- May 16, 2021 As was witnessed on May 12, 2021, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Tubuhaburwa Museveni swore into office for his sixth elective term to lead Uganda for the next five years. We pray that among the many priorities for the nation, the promotion and realisation of human rights shall be taken into account. It was in the same week that muslims around the world celebrated Eid. HRCU truly congratulates and wishes them the very best in life.  Below are some of the key highlights from the week in review.  COVID-19 SITUATION IN UGANDA  Results of COVID-19 tests done on 15 May 2021 confirm 80 new cases out of 2,424 samples tested. The cumulative confirmed cases are 42,859. Active cases on admission at health fa...

  THE HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE UGANDA (HRCU) WEEKLY UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEY EMERGING ISSUES WITHIN THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS' WORKING ENVIRONMENT ISSUE NO.17 of 2021 |The Week of May 03- May 09, 2021  The Human Rights Centre Uganda (HRCU) delightfully congratulates all journalists, media houses and all Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) across the country that promote and strive for protection of press freedom and access to information upon reaching the World Press Freedom Day that was marked on 3rd May 2021. As HRCU, our mandate still remains resolute; to work with all stakeholders from both civil society and State Agencies to ensure that the rights and freedoms of journalists are promoted and respected. COVID-19 SITUATION IN UGANDA Results of COVID-19 tests done on 08 May 2021 confirm 29 new cases. The cumulative confirmed cases are 42,384. Total number of people vaccinated against COVID-19: 399,746. https://twitter.com/MinofHealthUG/status/1391662768013680641/photo/1 ...